Encyclopaedia Britannica's reference entry on the Mutazilah, the Islamic school of speculative theology whose formal principles include divine justice and the recognition of good and evil by unaided reason.
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Reliability Tier2
An Encyclopaedia Britannica reference entry, edited by Britannica's own editorial staff rather than a single named academic specialist with a full scholarly apparatus; a reputable general encyclopedia rather than peer reviewed scholarship, hence the middle tier. NotesA general reference encyclopedia with editorial staff and a long institutional record, continuously revised rather than dated to a single print year. Reliable for the five formal principles and the Mutazili account of divine justice and reason.
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PublisherEncyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
URLhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Mutazilah
Source Typereference
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